Person
Russell Napier
Acting · 1910–1974 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Biography
Russell Napier was born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor on the stage as early as 1936; on the screen, from 1947 to 1974, playing both comedic and dramatic roles in both cinema and television. Notably, he starred in a liveBBC television production of H. G. Wells' The Time Machine in 1949; still photographs of this production exist, but no actual footage.
Known for
UFO
Dr. Green
Justice
Sir Harold Plant
Wire Service
Admiral Habberfield
Man in a Suitcase
1967
New Scotland Yard
Dr Stephen Lewis
The Human Jungle
Headmaster
Scotland Yard
1953
A Night to Remember
Capt. Stanley Lord
Stryker of the Yard
1961
The Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
Filmography
- 1972New Scotland YardDr Stephen Lewis
- 1971JusticeSir Harold Plant
- 1970UFODr. Green
- 1968Twisted NerveProfessor Fuller
- 1968Nobody Runs ForeverLeeds
- 1968The Blood Beast TerrorLandlord
- 1967Man in a Suitcase
- 1964Man in the MiddleColonel Thompson
- 1963The Human JungleHeadmaster
- 1962The Hole In The GroundNarrator
- 1962H.M.S. DefiantFlag Captain
- 1961Stryker of the Yard
- 1961Francis of AssisiBrother Elias
- 1961The Mark2nd Plain Clothes Officer
- 1960Hell Is a CitySuperintendent
- 1960The Angry SilenceThompson
- 1960Sink the Bismarck!Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
- 1958The Son of Robin HoodSquire Myles
- 1958Tread Softly StrangerPotter
- 1958A Night to RememberCapt. Stanley Lord
- 1957The ShiraleeParker
- 1957Robbery Under ArmsBanker Green
- 1957Deep Dig
- 1957The Case of The Smiling WidowInspector Duggan
- 1956Wire ServiceAdmiral Habberfield
- 1956Destination DeathInspector Duggan
- 1956The Last Man to HangDetective Sgt. Bolton
- 1956Guilty?Inspector Hobson
- 1956The Man in the RoadScotland Yard Supt. Davidson
- 1956A Town Like AliceJack Burns
- 1956The Narrowing CircleSir Henry Dimmock
- 1955The Blue PeterRaymond Curtis
- 1955A Time to KillInspector Simmons
- 1955Little Red MonkeySupt. John Harrington
- 1955The Brain MachineInsp. Durham
- 1954The Stranger Came HomeInsp. Treherne
- 1954Conflict of WingsWg. Cmr. Rogers
- 1954The Dark StairwayInspector Harmer
- 195336 HoursDetective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
- 1953The Saint's ReturnCol. Stafford
- 1953Black OrchidInspector Markham
- 1953Scotland Yard
- 1952Stolen FaceDet. Cutler
- 1952Blind Man's BluffStevens
- 1952Death of an AngelSupt. Walshaw
- 1952The Boy KumasenuNarrator
- 1949The Time Machine
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